Crashes are funny things. I've had bad crashes that didn't cause any damage and I've
had good landings that have damaged the plane.
Land, very slowly, on nice soft green grass, or you're taking your chances. (that
means that whenever you land or crash on a typical
slope, you're taking your chan
In a message dated 12/16/99 11:22:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, Tuff puppy
writes:
<< Funny how this all started with your comments about improving your
Vortex's strength by adding a internal Kevlar D-tube structure into the
leading edge. Great idea I hope it helps make it survive better in a
In a message dated 12/15/99 4:37:26 PM, Fuse Works writes:
< I've had similar crashes with wings made of carbon and blue foam and
sustained only a few scratches. I agree your method for laying up a wing is
better than a 1 mm thick layer of foam sandwiched by tissue paper & thin
fiberglass that
Howdy folks!
A while back a customer gave me an idea -
Just when I thought I couldn't make them any stronger and damage resistant, I
tried adding an internal Kevlar D-tube structure into the leading edge of a
Vortex wing.
The previous stock carbon/glass laminate is now backed by a Kevlar
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